Figure 4.3:

First-order, irreversible kinetics in a batch reactor.

Code for Figure 4.3

Text of the GNU GPL.

main.m

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% Copyright (C) 2001, James B. Rawlings and John G. Ekerdt
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% Revised 7/24/2018

npts  = 100;
xplot = linspace(0,5,npts)';
yplot = [exp(-0.5*xplot), exp(-xplot), exp(-2*xplot), exp(-5*xplot)];
table = [xplot, yplot];

save -ascii kca.dat table;

if (~ strcmp (getenv ('OMIT_PLOTS'), 'true')) % PLOTTING
    plot (xplot, yplot)
    % TITLE
end % PLOTTING